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Dave Brubeck, already an accomplished jazz pianist, serving in a military band at a Riverside, California, base, was reassigned, trained, then shipped overseas as a replacement infantry rifleman.
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Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Those services can include playing taps and providing riflemen.
—Jordan Rusche, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2025
Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.
—Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
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Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
Those services can include playing taps and providing riflemen.
—Jordan Rusche, Twin Cities, 6 Oct. 2025
Ming was eulogized during the service and more pomp that comes with a traditional law enforcement funeral service was carried out including the folding and presenting of the flag that draped his casket, a 21-gun salute (seven riflemen firing three volleys), and the playing of taps.
—Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2025
All districts were open to riflemen and bowmen alike.
—Ray Alt, Outdoor Life, 27 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rifleman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rifleman
Noun
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He was shot by a Taliban sniper, sustaining a gunshot wound to his left leg that shattered his femur and another to his right arm that caused severe trauma to his bicep.—
Stephanie Ogilvie,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Jan. 2026
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He was shot and killed by a sniper, according to Suarez.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Jan. 2026
Noun
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UConn shot just 3-for-8 from the perimeter before halftime, but the team’s sharpshooters found a rhythm in the third.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
8 Jan. 2026
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Anthony Edwards brought the ball up the floor and attempted to get the ball to the sharpshooter, but Norman Powell — who went over the top of the off-ball screen — poked the pass away.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Rifleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rifleman. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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